The Sniper by Kimberly Van Meter

Author:Kimberly Van Meter
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2013-03-26T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 17

For the first time ever Nathan didn’t have a plan of action. With his assignments, the objective had been clear and he’d always set out with a clear plan but now, he had no idea which way to turn. And the fact that he had Jaci tagging along only made the pressure that much greater.

“I’m going to set you up in the safe house and then I’m going to go to ID alone,” he said as they drove. Her alarmed expression was expected but he pushed forward in spite of her immediate protests. “They aren’t expecting me to walk through the front doors. We need an admin password and the only way I know how to get one is through ID.”

“I think that’s a terrible idea,” Jaci countered hotly. “Even if they aren’t expecting you to walk through the front door, wouldn’t that be like having their quarry tied up nice and neat with a bow? And furthermore, you’re not leaving me in that haunted house with nothing more than the rats for company, so think again.”

“It’s not up for discussion. If I walk in there with you, they’ll know something is up. I’m banking on the fact that whoever is after me doesn’t realize that I know about this latest attempt. Besides, I need to talk to Tom. If he’s behind the hit I want to see it in his eyes.”

“Stop with the macho bullshit. I don’t want you doing anything that can get you killed and walking up to the man we suspect is behind all of this is just plain stupid.”

“You don’t know Tom like I do. He was there for me when no one else was.”

“You’re still hanging on to the hope that he’s innocent,” she said, shaking her head. “If the shoe were on the other foot and I kept clinging to the hope that someone who obviously looked guilty was actually innocent, what would you say to me?”

“I’d say you’re being stupid,” he agreed. “And maybe I am being reckless but I have to know.”

Tom had been like a father to him over the years. It hurt to even think that Tom might have something to do with the plot to kill him but if Tom was guilty, Nathan was going to make him look him in the eye before he killed him. “It’s just something I have to do. I’m sorry you don’t understand.”

“And just like that, discussion closed. Damn you Nathan, this is what I was talking about—you can’t just make arbitrary decisions that affect the both of us. What’s going to happen if you die and I’m left sitting in that moldering house? Am I supposed to just sit there like a lump until someone else comes along and finishes me off?”

He didn’t have an answer for her and the fact was he didn’t have anything that he could say that would justify his actions in her eyes. And he didn’t want to try. “Have you heard from James?” he asked, changing the subject.

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